The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2049
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1563
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.37° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.95° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.